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Westone ES80 custom-fit in-ear monitors
|Westone Laboratories, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, is one of the world’s oldest and most experienced manufacturers of universal-fit earphones and custom-fit in-ear monitors. Moreover, the firm has established an enviable reputation for expertise ...read more -
Sennheiser IE 900
|From the Sennheiser press release: Marlow, UK, May 11, 2021 – With the new IE 900 audiophile earphones, Sennheiser has brought together technical innovation, portability, meticulous attention to detail, and an uncompromising demand for perfection ...read more -
1MORE True Wireless ANC in-ear headphones
|The headphone world thought the sky was falling when Apple decided to can – pun intended – the headphone socket. While there were still ways to use a wired headphone, pretty much on that day, ...read more -
Noble partners with KS Distribution in the UK and Germany to increase brand awareness across Europe.
|From the KS Distribution press release Shoreham-by-Sea: Noble, the Texas based custom and universal IEM specialist, has partnered with audio distributor KS Distribution in a distribution deal set to make Noble’s finely crafted, beautifully designed ...read more -
Ausounds AU-Flex-ANC wireless neckband earphone
|We’ve been following the wireless personal audio market with interest. When the Apple iPhone waved ‘goodbye’ to the ubiquitous mini-jack connector, the personal audio world went into a temporary meltdown, then quickly got its act ...read more -
SCV Named Empire Ears UK Distributor
|Today SCV are thrilled to announce distribution of Empire Ears in ear monitors for the UK and Ireland. For those unfamiliar with the brand, Empire Ears are a globally renowned manufacturer of high-end universal and ...read more -
Meze Rai Penta universal-fit in-ear monitors
|Romanian personal audio experts Meze are known for making headphones. For good reason, as the excellent original 99 Classics and the no-compromise Empyrean are highly prized and extremely well-loved by personal audio enthusiasts. Now, it ...read more -
Etymotic Research ER2SE and ER2XR earphones
|The Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based firm Etymotic Research is arguably one of the oldest, if not the oldest, makers of high performance earphones in the world. Long before Apple created the iPhone or iPod and ...read more -
64 Audio tia Fourté Noir universal-fit in-ear monitors
|The difference between an ‘earphone’ and an ‘in-ear monitor’ is often a semantic one. When it comes to the 64 Audio tia Fourté Noir, there is no question we are talking about something more than ...read more -
RHA TrueConnect wireless Bluetooth earphones
|Bluetooth earphones are among the most popular products in personal audio today. This trend has emerged thanks to Apple’s decision to build smartphones that no longer include 3.5mm headphone jacks—a step that made traditional wired ...read more -
oBravo Cupid hybrid planar magnetic/dynamic earphone
|David Teng is the founder of oBravo, a Taiwanese manufacturer specialising in high-end, high performance headphones and earphones. oBravo’s initial development efforts centred on full-size headphones, such as the HAMT-1 hybrid AMT/dynamic driver-equipped headphones reviewed ...read more -
Shure KSE1200 Electrostatic Earphone System
|Shure has been involved with the creation and production of music since 1925, but the reason it is still around while most of its competitors from that era have vanished is Shure’s ability to stay ...read more -
Empire Ears Phantom custom‑fit in-ear monitors
|At a certain point in nearly every headphone enthusiast’s lifetime they begin to contemplate purchasing a pair of custom-fit in-ear monitors (CIEMs) rather than universal-fit earphones. The primary reason for making the switch is fit. ...read more -
Sony IER-Z1R Signature Series universal-fit earphone
|At the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018 Sony announced two Signature Series personal audio products: the DMP-Z1 digital music player/headphone amp/DAC and the IER-Z1R universal-fit earphone reviewed here. New Sony Signature Series models don’t come ...read more -
Final B Series earphones: Part Two
|Last time, I wrote the first section of a two-part review of the new B-series (B1, B2, and B3) earphones from Final. This is part two of that review and it focuses on the B1—the ...read more